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Calle 19A #43B - 41, Medellín, Colombia
Pintuco® S.A. is the leading company in the paint sector, from Central America to the Andean region, with more than 68 years of market experience, offering products for the decorative, construction, and high-performance coatings markets.
Pintuco® delivers top-quality solutions with cutting-edge technology and environmentally friendly processes that meet the needs of a wide variety of customers throughout Latin America.
In Colombia, it is the leading paint company; in Ecuador, it maintains this leadership and has a construction and industrial portfolio. In Venezuela, Venezolana de Pinturas leads the decorative market and also offers high-performance and construction coatings. Arvefa in Aruba; AVF in Curaçao; and Vastalux in Costa Rica complete the company’s presence in Central America and the Caribbean.
Markets Served: Decorative paints. Industrial coatings, Specialty coatings, Auto refinish coatings, Powder coatings
Pintuco is a member of the Orbis Group, a multinational holding with paints, chemicals, pipes and trade business. Decorative paints is its key market, generating 57% of its sales.
In business since 1945, the company has approximately 2,115 employees and presence in over a dozen countries in Latin America. The company manufactures architectural and high-performance coatings in six manufacturing facilities in South and Central America and has three Research and Development (R&D) centers. It also operates a network of more than 200 retail stores across the region.
Sustainability is a major emphasis at Pintuco. Its manufacturing facilities in Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica are the first coatings manufacturing facilities in the region to achieve the Carbon Neutral Certification by ICONTEC. Additionally, Pintuco concluded the assembly of 4,640 solar panels in its manufacturing facility in Colombia, which will allow the generation of 30% of the plant’s energy in a sustainable manner. The company also continued certifying some of it products with the Greenguard Gold standard, while introducing Viniltex Ultramax, a premium water-based paint for interiors and exteriors with one coat coverage, excellent scrubability, low odor and low VOC.
Markets Served: Decorative paints, Industrial coatings, Specialty coatings, Auto refinish coatings, Powder coatings
Pintuco is a member of the Orbis Group, a multinational holding with paints, chemicals, pipes and trade business. The company recorded revenue of $233 million, up four percent from the previous year. 73.3 percent of its sales are from decorative coatings, general industrial is 8.6 percent, 10.7 percent for specialty coatings, 3.7 percent for auto refinish and 3.7 percent for powder coatings.
Pintuco has approximately 2,500 employees. Grupo Orbis has begun the development of a domestic chain of Do-it-Yourself stores named Master Pro that will feature subsidiary Pintuco’s full line of paints and coatings. The independent Pintucasa paint store network will continue to be expanded, as well, with a Pintucasa section planned inside each Master Pro store. Among Pintuco paint brands, Viniltex and Koraza are well known architectural segment brands. Similarly, the Terinsa and ICO brands are well known in the construction industry.
The group is active in over a dozen countries in Latin America. Pintuco began distributing AkzoNobel’s protective coatings under the International Paints brand in Peru. In Venezuela, Orbis owns Venezolana de Pinturas. Pintuco is broadly distributed in Central America in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, as well as in the Caribbean islands of Aruba under the brand Arvefa, and Curacao, under the brand AVF.
The group is active in over a dozen countries in Latin America. Last year Pintuco began distributing AkzoNobel’s protective coatings under the International Paints brand in Peru. In Venezuela, Orbis owns Venezolana de Pinturas. Pintuco is broadly distributed in Central America in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, as well as in the Caribbean islands of Aruba under the brand Arvefa, and Curacao, under the brand AVF.
Markets Served: Decorative paints, Industrial coating,; Specialty coatings, Auto refinish coatings, Powder coatings
Pintucos is a member of the Orbis Group, a multinational holding with paints, chemicals, pipes and trade business. 73.3 percent of its sales are from decorative coatings, general industrial is 8.6 percent, 10.7 percent for specialty coatings, 3.7 percent for auto refinish and 3.7 percent for powder coatings.
Pintuco has approximately 2,500 employees. Pintuco is the company’s main brand, with a 45 percent market recognition in the region and has been certified as a “Notable Brand” in Colombia. At the end of 2015 Pintuco celebrated 70 years with record production and sales, reaching 17 million gallons of paint sold in Colombia.
Pintucos is a member of the Orbis Group, a multinational holding with paints, chemicals, pipes and trade business. Pintuco has approximately 2,500 empolyees. In 2012 Pintuco acquired Kativo, the leading paint company in Central America, thus consolidating its presence in 11 countries in Latin America. Pintuco is the company’s main brand, other brands include Protecto, VP, Terinsa, ICO and the Glidden brand under license from PPG. The company most recently launched Viniltex Antihumedad, a complete portfolio for construction, mortarts, sealants, silicones and waterproofing. 73.3 perent of its sales are from decorative coatings, general industrial is 8.6 percent, 10.7 percent for specialty coatings, 3.7 percent for auto refinish and 3.7 percent for powder coatings.
Pintucos is a member of the Orbis Group, a multinational holding with paints, chemicals, pipes and trade business. Pintuco has approximately 2,500 empolyees. In 2012 Pintuco acquired Kativo, the leading paint company in Central America, thus consolidating its presence in 11 countries in Latin America. Pintuco is the company’s main brand, other brands include Protecto, VP, Terinsa, ICO and the Glidden brand under license from PPG. Pintuco’s portfolio is very comprehensive, with offerings for decorative, maintenance, traffic, packaging, coil, wood, general industrial, powder coatings, refinish and OEM. 73.3 perent of its sales are from decorative coatings, general industrial is 8.6 percent, 10.7 percent for specialty coatings, 3.7 percent for auto refinish and 3.7 percent for powder coatings.
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